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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">During July, our team focused on reviewing the final project schedule in preparation for baseline approval by the Executive Steering Committee. We also updated planning documents to address independent
 quality management services' feedback and to ensure alignment with the project schedule. These documents are now ready for our Enterprise Information Services (EIS) oversight analyst's review and approval. There are only a few more artifacts to complete before
 we can issue notice to proceed (NTP).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">We're also excited to share that Andy Kicza joined the project team as our new business analyst. Andy will assist with project associate and project management duties. Please join us in welcoming
 Andy to the team!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">OregonBuys: One unified system — modernizing state procurement<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">We're getting very close to issuing notice to proceed which will ramp up our project work. We remain on target for issuing by the end of August ─ once issued, we'll do the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">1.</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> Schedule core team orientations for ORPIN replacement Phase 1.
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<span style="color:#1D5782">Check this list</span></a> to see which state agencies are affected.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">2.</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> Announce dates for opening state agency wave enrollments for Phase 2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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